The Satellite Installation from h-e-double toothpicks - Page 7

Moonliner · 03-29-2007, 02:02 PM

Decisions, decisions...

It looks like Verizons new FiOS TV service is now available at Casa de Moonie.

It has received excellent reviews but it's Verizon

Of course if I went with FiOS then I'd need an HD rig to watch it on and of course a decent surround sound system plus a quality AV receiver. An HD and Blu-Ray player would be required obviously. Then I suppose I'd have to build a real theater room to put it all in.......

If you give a moonie a cookie... (<- obscure reference for all you parents out there...)

Kevy Baby · 03-29-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Of course if I went with FiOS then I'd need an HD rig to watch it on and of course a decent surround sound system plus a quality AV receiver. An HD and Blu-Ray player would be required obviously. Then I suppose I'd have to build a real theater room to put it all in.......

I just got excited.

Morrigoon · 03-29-2007, 04:48 PM

Dang, do we need to start keeping towels by our computer screens when discussing electronics?

We're SUCH geeks, heheheh.

We're looking into DLP 1080p. Alex is saying 50" or larger, and I'm saying 55". Our current TV is 50" or so, so ideally (for me), I'd like to increase the diagonal and keep the actual height of the screen similar.

There's nothing like playing Guitar Heroes on a large screen

Betty · 03-29-2007, 04:54 PM

Oh come on - it's by Verizon. They suck. How good could it possibly be. (Says me who would just love to get one and try it to find out!)

And Guitar Hero on the big screen totally rocks!

Kevy Baby · 03-29-2007, 05:19 PM

I should post this when I have more time to elaborate, but in one sense, I have been a bit disappointed with my big screen and HD. There is nothing wrong with the TV and watching HD program. It's just that a lot of what I watch isn't HD. And we don't have enough of a backlog of HD programs on the HD DVR yet. I am watching a lot of programming from our TiVo, which is recordings in Standard definition (and I typically recorded in medium quality on the TiVo, so there is more resolution loss there).

Since we bought such a big-assed TV (65" - figuring it would still be around when we got to a larger place), I am watching a lot of iffy quality programming blown up to a real big size. As a result, I am seeing a LOT of pixelation.

Moonliner · 03-29-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I just got excited.

Have you visted THIS site?

Kevy Baby · 03-29-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Have you visted THIS site?

Not that one, but I have looked at site's featuring kick-ass installations. There was one where they built an entire room-sized baffle for a sub-woofer enclosure under their basement theatre (a basement for a basement?). It was a really cool porting design. Not sure if the theory panned out as well as anticipated, but I'm impressed by someone willing to go to such great lengths!

Moonliner · 03-30-2007, 10:38 AM

Built you say? Hummm

google, google, google..... Ahhhh!!

Infinite Baffle Subwoofer

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About 4 minutes into LOTR:FOTR, Isildur cuts off Sauron's hand. Moments later, there is a giant shock wave. We felt that wave start at the front of the room and literally wash over us, shaking the couch as though we had tactile transducers. We were stunned, shocked, amazed, exhilarated. We hit rewind and played it again. And again. And again. It was like a religious experience. I sat there with a grin on my face.

Guess I better add one of these to my shopping list.

CoasterMatt · 03-30-2007, 11:20 AM

I got to spend a few hours at the Digital Services building down on the lower lot a few weeks back - that's where they master the DVDs - made my tv feel really inadequate (not really, but I really appreciate the work those guys and gals do).

Kevy Baby · 03-30-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Infinite Baffle Subwoofer

While that's cool (and I like the idea) - it is nowhere near the one I saw. The "cabinet" was large enough to kneel in and required tearing up the concrete floor to build and pouring a new concrete shell. If memory serves me correctly, it was roughly 12' x 6' x 4' deep. I wish I could find it again.

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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Decisions, decisions... It looks like Verizons new FiOS TV service is now available at Casa de Moonie. It has received excellent reviews but it's Verizon Of course if I went with FiOS then I'd need an HD rig to watch it on and of course a decent surround sound system plus a quality AV receiver. An HD and Blu-Ray player would be required obviously. Then I suppose I'd have to build a real theater room to put it all in....... If you give a moonie a cookie... (<- obscure reference for all you parents out there...)
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I should post this when I have more time to elaborate, but in one sense, I have been a bit disappointed with my big screen and HD. There is nothing wrong with the TV and watching HD program. It's just that a lot of what I watch isn't HD. And we don't have enough of a backlog of HD programs on the HD DVR yet. I am watching a lot of programming from our TiVo, which is recordings in Standard definition (and I typically recorded in medium quality on the TiVo, so there is more resolution loss there). Since we bought such a big-assed TV (65" - figuring it would still be around when we got to a larger place), I am watching a lot of iffy quality programming blown up to a real big size. As a result, I am seeing a LOT of pixelation. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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